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As a comparison, have you tried our country’s absurd E-Verify system that’s required of employers to do a “work authorization check” for newly hired employees? If it’s that hard for a business to do the federal government’s dirty work of immigration control, is there no wonder companies prefer to outsource and work with contractors?

The idea of the gun-sale check may seem OK, but the implementation is sure to disappoint.